Tim Hall

Sounds like an enhancement request to me. 😀

Calendar Functions in Oracle AI Database 26ai

oracle-base.com/articles/26/...

Perhaps Linda could help me tell the difference between "here" and "her" 😀

Where is Linda when you need here?

Let's all pile on Erik. 😀

Just set COMPATIBLE=7. You will be fine. 😂

It's at the bottom in an addendum. 😀

But you aren't pumping his YouTube stats... 😀

😀👍

Interesting stuff from @petefinnigan

Compare Oracle Autonomous Database Security to Other on-Premise Databases
www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archi...

Upgrading your database ? APEX devs should check this! YouTube video by SQL and Database explained!

Super important if you are upgrading to 26ai and use APEX. Thanks
@connor_mc_d
👍

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0oi...

@OracleAPEX
#orclapex

Aggregation Filters in Oracle AI Database 26ai

oracle-base.com/articles/26/...

Third-Party Applications and Assertions in Oracle AI Database 26ai

oracle-base.com/blog/2026/02...

Artificial Intelligence (AI): The CEO BS Generator

oracle-base.com/blog/2026/02...

I've been playing about with this recently.

Building AI Agents with Local LLMs: Using smolagents with LM Studio

www.matt-adams.co.uk/2025/03/14/s...

Oracle AI Database 26ai : Latest articles on my website

oracle-base.com/blog/2026/02...

I thought oracleapex.com was down and got excited, thinking they might be upgrading to APEX 26.1. Unfortunately I had a typo in my URL. Oh well, I can dream...

@OracleAPEX #orclapex

Running Large Language Models (LLMs) Locally using LM Studio

oracle-base.com/blog/2026/02...

a little girl with blonde hair is making a funny face while sitting in a car seat . ALT: a little girl with blonde hair is making a funny face while sitting in a car seat .

Vendor Email: You haven't used the random crappy AI feature we've crammed into our product without any consideration of how it might be used, and the security implications of it for your company...

Me:

Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.6
oracle-base.com/blog/2026/01...
@virtualbox

Oracle AI Database 26ai On-Prem Installations

oracle-base.com/blog/2026/01...

It's here.

Oracle AI Database 26ai On-Prem

www.oracle.com/database/tec...

OK. No longer a 404 on the main database page.

support.oracle.com/support/?doc...

I guess that's some progress.

a crowd of people with their hands on their heads ALT: a crowd of people with their hands on their heads

Are they here yet? Looks like the database links from the announcement page are broken. 🫤

Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2026
www.oracle.com/security-ale...

It's nearly time...

Oracle Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement - January 2026
www.oracle.com/security-ale...

Another Linux Mint Convert

oracle-base.com/blog/2026/01...

I've included some important updates. Thanks everyone for your continued feedback. This is starting to feel like a fulltime job. 😀

It is slow...

Official response from Oracle.

MOS - Key Known Issues
support.oracle.com/support/?kmC...